Where does “bernen” come from?
bernen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brennian, from Proto-West Germanic brannijan, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “bernen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | brennian | to cause to burn, to kindle, to light on fire |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |